Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-06
PROFESSIONAL SPIES.
A Calling That Is Considered Infamous b.
Thousands OF Good People.


Thousands OF Good People.
Although the changes wrought by
time and social progress have elevated
into responsibility many professions
ancicntly regarded as infamous, aud
converted into mere baseless prejudlces
objections once by no means without
foundation. some are still honestly and
wholcsomely detested.
That of a spy, for instance. Involving
ideas of deceit, lying and treachery,
with which it is but too often associated.
it is at best tolerated as \ disagreeable
necessity. No man or woman likes tc
be called spy, and to be regarded as
a professional spy is to be Infamous all
the world over.
The purpose of the spy is not that OF
the detective only, who is secret anc
watchful, but not necessarily treacher
Gus. A genuine spy makes it his heart
less and cruel business to win confidence
only to bctray ito enjoy hospitality
rs a guest that he may bring down ruin
upon his host and misery upon his fam
lily. He Processes friendship to those
he is anxious to disgrace, and affection
where his only intentions are those OF
cold blooded malgnity. What could be
more vile or baseP
And yet spies of the very worst type
have existed in all classes OF society and
in all times In Russia to this day there
are men and women of the highest
rank who are not ashamed to act as
spies. secretly engaged by the chiefs OF
police. and others who do such dirty
work rs amateurs merely to serve pc
litical ends, those of the government;
OF those of the secret assassins, called
Nihilists.
While the Bourbons We're on the
reigns of Napoleon the Great and Ma
poleon the Little, spies aboundei. In
Austria they were for many years not
less abundant, and also in Italy. MOI
are these hateful pests to be found only
in their own country They travel to
other lands in pursuit of their victims,
plotting and scheming to get them
within their craftily created tolls. Even
their employers regard them with sus-
pcion, and those they most benefit are
often those who regard them with the
greatest contempt and disgust. In the
reign of Louis XVIII. the Due Decazes
was once attacked, as head of the Par
iSian police. by Il member of the Cham
,ar ,f nanttins uhn nnInfnI a.
disgraceful to his department and their
government the vile characters he EN-
ploved us spies for detecting crimes
The Duc replied, sarcastically: "Show
me the honest men who will undertake
their duties and | promise to employ
them y The retort was crusher tn
which the Deputy had no reply, fol
State necessities,
During the last French Empire you
could not venture even IN any private
assembly and utter safely any poIitica
opinion if they CHANGED to be antagon-
istic to the Government, and it is said
that this policy was but continuance
of that adopted during the latter par
of the reign Of King Louis Philippe,
when complete network of espionagt
surrounded every social circle and had
its representative in almost every home.
1t was said that no reunion, private OF
pubic, composed of more than
certain number of people, ever took
place i'll Paris without the cognizance
and surveillance of the police. No
matter what the rank or position of the
giver of a feast might be- he was com
manded to forward certain number
of tickets to the Prefecture for guests
who Were sure to arrive, courteous in
manner, fashionable in dress and ap-
parentlY highly educated and very
lgreeable men and momen of thu
highest responsibility. but spies every
one.-Lon}0n It'd Bits.